# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Called & Sent
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: High school students are invited to take a deeper look at where God may be calling them through Called & Sent, a summer retreat focused on faith, friendship, and the Eucharist.

Join other teens from across the diocese as priests, religious, and lay speakers explore the heart of the Catholic faith and what it means to follow God’s call on the “Highway to Heaven.”

📍 Villa Maria Retreat Center – Springfield
📅 July 18–23

This retreat is open to high school students and spots are still available!

Learn more and register here: 
dio.org/event/called-and-sent-retreat

Questions? Contact Fr. Zach Samples at zsamples@dio.org.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/called-and-sent/200030177652207
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Springfield
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Villa Maria Catholic Life Conference and Retreat Center
- **lat**: 39.7025320805
- **long**: -89.592802447
- **full address**: Villa Maria Catholic Life Conference and Retreat Center, 1903 E Lake Shore Dr,Springfield, Illinois, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Called & Sent being held?
  - **A:** Called & Sent takes place on Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm at Villa Maria Catholic Life Conference and Retreat Center, 1903 E Lake Shore Dr,Springfield, Illinois, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Called & Sent?
  - **A:** Called & Sent is organized by Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.

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